Rodrigues (footballer, born 1997)
Brazilian footballer
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Antônio Josenildo Rodrigues de Oliveira (born 10 October 1997), commonly known as Rodrigues, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Kalamata.
Full name
Antônio Josenildo Rodrigues de Oliveira
Date of birth
10 October 1997
Place of birth
Arês, Brazil
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antônio Josenildo Rodrigues de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Arês, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kalamata | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | ABC | ||
| 2015–2017 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | ABC | 40 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Grêmio (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Grêmio | 54 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 41 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | San Jose Earthquakes | 45 | (4) |
| 2026 | Mirassol | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Kalamata | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 March 2026 | |||
Career
Rodrigues began playing football with the youth academy of ABC in 2013, then Cruzeiro in 2015 before returning to ABC again in 2017. He began playing under the name Tonhão, before switching to Rodrigues to honour his adoptive mother.[1] He made his professional debut with ABC in a 2–0 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B loss to Vila Nova on 26 August 2017.[2] On 9 August 2019, he signed a professional contract with Grêmio after a brief loan with them.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 March 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| ABC | 2017 | Série B | 14 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Série C | 12 | 0 | 12[a] | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
| Grêmio (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Grêmio | 2019 | Série A | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Série A | 24 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 2 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | Série A | 12 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Série B | 7 | 0 | 10[c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 83 | 4 | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes (loan) | 2022 | MLS | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | MLS | 35 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | ||||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2024 | MLS | 25 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | MLS | 20 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 51 | 4 | ||||
| Mirassol | 2026 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 165 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 240 | 11 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Potiguar
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Two appearances in Copa Sudamericana, Three appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
